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Income-Based Fines Could Reduce Justice Debts for Poor: Study
Americans owe nearly $136 billion in criminal debt—most of which is unrecoverable. Scholars and experts gathered at a Brookings forum Friday to discuss a new proposal for “graduated sanctions” that could remove the crushing burden from justice-involved individuals and their families.